Pull toy



A. BEHRENS July 5, 1949.

PULL TOY Filed April 3, 1945 INVENTOR.

ALBERT BEHRENS,

40 FIG. 4.

FIG. 5.

ATTORNEY Patented July 5, 1 949 nu, I w Albert Beltran s, New York, N;Y; Ap lication Alone; 1945;' seems; 586,403

4 claims. (claw-104$ 1- This invention relates to toys or the kit-id"use; any" referred to as pull" toys-meaning a toy that wheneither'pulled, or pushed; h as'some part of wood, there is a currenttendency to malts the'rn'orsoihe i'rioldedola'stie material and, in so ding; the plastie manufacturer prefer tode liver'to'f the toy in'ali erthe body' of the toy com pletely formed; Th'at i's, even though the bodyof the-toy is initially formeafrom' tiv'o sectional p'arts, thepartsaresecured together whenide livered to tneto'y makerThe-bodyusually-has. a

cavity in its bodyportion and'other openings are provided through whichthe toy-mater maiy in ser't or assemble any movingparts plus furtherdecorativeifeatliies such as the header tail;- or both; for instance,iftne'toy is to simulate an animal like a dog; bear, elephant, and soon.

This invehtioh'relates' to a and esiie cially one that has aheador'tail, or both, thatare to be rocked when the toy is moved *along'afloor. The object of the invention is to devise the parts thereof andtheir as embly s'o'th'a't they maybe inserted readily iii-the unfinishedtoybod as us livered to the toy maker by the plastic rn'anufac tur'er.The: invention, therefore directs itself towardan arrangement of partswhich can be inserted into tnepiastio toy'body' through openings orcavities leftin the body by the plastic manufacturer. Other objects andfeatures of advantage will appear as this specification proceeds.

The invention has been illustfated'in the accompanying drawings byshowing therein the best embodiment of the invention: now known: to; me,but this is -shown for illustrative purposes and not as limitations for,obviously, the invention is capable of othervembodiments with otherarrang ments "of details of construction, so, the ni'etes and bounds ofthe invention are defined in the appended claims, v In the drawings,Fig. 1 shows an elevational si'de view with parts broken away. Fig, 2shows abuttom view. Fig. 3 is a partial perspective view, with partsbroken away. Fig. 4 shows a sectional detailed view. Fig. 5 is a viewshowing the manner of the assembly of parts. Fig. 6 is a perspectiveview of the clamp.

In the drawings, there is shown a main body portion generally indicatedat I I, made up of two complementary body sections l2 and I3 securedtogether to form the body portion which is minus a head l4 and tail 15,but provided with a vertica-lly slotted: ori winged. head aperture orbore mans a tail: aperture (fir-bore- H, the bores l6 and.

tmdinguowardly into"? the body ofathe to'y from thebottordthreot anddisposed equally into each body-section wand] 3 a on the sideor'side-waliot each cavitylfluis provided a: pair. on vertically:disposed parallel blocks or ribs-20f and 2:|..1eaving space 22 thereebetween, and. juSt belClwtEiese blocks and sub.-.

stantially'aligned:therewith is alarger and longerblock '23extenditigrupward1y from; theliowe'r edgeof the cavity l8.- having apartial groove. 24 .ex---:

tending longitudinallythereof. from: the bottom; of: the blockadiace'nt. tobutnot completeito. the topioff the blockz... Extendinglaterally from the to'puregion of this groove 2411s .airecess 25;

represents a rockable shaft having across.- arm 31 located aboutniidwayof its length.- This shaft'is designed toextend longitudinally throughthe toy body H. and: held inplace' in apertures I6 and H, buthavingitsxends'szand; 33 projecting fromuth'e toy bodytohave securedthereto the head; l4 and tail lirrespectively.

the cavity; [8 is located a frictionwheel. 40 teachingoutside'oftheicavity tor'engage the floor over. which: theztoyis pulled;The wheel .is' jour'e nalld on. or rotatableupjon. a fixed metal axle;having a straight section 42 and two wing sec.- tions 43 extending at anangle to the straight section 42-. on each side of the wheel. is.secured acain' 44, having diametrically opposed edges 45;

and 46.- 41". represents a sliding block or pusher member or. tumbler.disposedin the space 22ibetween fixed blocks-2D and 2|, but long enoughto remain 'inithat space while reciprocating therein dueto-engagem'e'ntwithits lower end by the camof the 'cross arm .3 I on therockable shaft 30; 'rhepartszu, 2 1,12; 23,24, 25, 43,. 44-, 45, 46 and41' are duplieated in. connection with each, com momenta-ready section.12 and; 1.3, respectively. 50' indicates a spring'metalloading clampihav each leg longitudinally slottedlatiil from their free emit,partially or their length. 0pemtion.The rockable shaft 30 is firsthreaded into the head aperture [6 by turning the cross-arms 3ivertically to enter that vertically slotted aperture or bore. Thereafterthe shaft is turned so that the cross-arms extend horizontally and theshaft is threaded into and through the tail aperture or bore I1. Next,various parts are assembled to be clamped together by the loading clamp50 in the relationship in which they operate; that is, the frictionwheel 40 and the cams 44 that it carries, the axle 42 and sliding blocksor lugs 41. The top edge 52 of the clamp stops a proper distance fromthe axle 42 (Fig. so as not to interfere with the association of theinserted parts with those parts already in the body. This assembly ispushed, while held together in the clamp, upwardly into the cavity [8 inthe toy body II, being careful to thread the wing sections 43 of theaxle 42 in the grooves 24 in fixed blocks 23 until (1) each lue 4!slides into a space 22 between the pair of blocks or ribs 20 and 2|, and(2) the wing sections 43 of the axle 42 spring into the recesses 25 inblocks 23, thus seating themselves and locking themselves therein andalso looking all the other parts temporarily held in the clamp 50 inoperable position. The clamp is then removed, as the slots 5| permit,and the completed toy is ready for the market.

Rotation of friction wheel 40 by engagement of cam edge 45 of one cam 44pushes one sliding lu 41 upwardly into engagement with one arm of thecross-arm 3| on rockable shaft 30 whereupon that shaft with the head 14and tail [5 of the toy moves rotationally in one direction. Continuedrotation of the friction wheel 40 permits the thus lifted lug 41 to fallback as the edge 45 of the cam passes it whereupon the rockable shaftwith the toys head and tail returns to normal. Further rotation of thefriction wheel causes the edge 48 of the other cam 44 to engage theother lug 41, and this rocks the shaft 30 with its head and tail in theopposite direction-followed by the parts returning to normal. In thisway, continued pulling of the toy causes the friction wheel 49 torotate, which, if maintained, produces a rocking or wagging of the toyshead and tail.

By way of illustrating how parts or elements of this invention may bechanged or modified without departing from the spirit of the invention,it may be stated that the bent axle member 42 may have substituted forit a coiled spring. The spring is compressed when the parts are in theclamp 50, but when the clamp is withdrawn, the coiled spring expands andlocks itself in the apertures 25 which however, in this instance, can bestraight or complementary to the ends of the spring.

I claim:

1. A toy having a two-part body adapted to be moved upon and over asupporting surface, which body has its two parts secured together alonga vertical plane presenting a cavity extending into the body from thelower edge thereof; a horizontal shaft extending longitudinally throughthe body and through the cavity therein and substantially in saidvertical plane; and means for rocking the shaft comprising a wheeldisposed partially within the cavity and journalled transversely of thebody and adapted to roll upon said surface, an axle bearing said wheeland having its ends supported each in one of the two parts of said body,cam means at each side of the wheel and unitary therewith, the cam meansat one side being staggered relative to those at the other side; the camfaces of said cam means being disposed within an area not exceeding theperiphery of the wheel, and actuatin means effective between the cammeans and said shaft for rocking the shaft as the wheel is turnedcomprising a pair of transverse arms extending oppositely to each otherfrom said shaft and adapted to be actuated by said respective cams, avertically guided slidable and reciprocable motion transmitting pushermember disposed at each side of said wheel between each respective cammeans and one of said arms cooperatively associated therewith, wherebysaid pusher members are alternately advanced by their respectiveassociated cam means in effecting the rocking movement of said shaftwhen said wheel rotates as the toy is being moved over said surface.

2. A toy according to claim 1, in which the axle is of resilientlydeflectable springy material, and in which guide means are provided oneach of the two parts of the toy body within said cavity for guiding theends of said axle when the axle together with the wheel and its cammeans are inserted into the cavity, each of said guide means having arecess at the upper end thereof into which recess the respective ends ofthe axle are sprung.

3. A toy according to claim 1, in which the axle is of resilientlydefiectable springy material, and in which guide means are provided oneach of the two parts of the toy body within said cavity for guiding theends of said axle when the axle together with the wheel and its cammeans are inserted into the cavity, each of said guide means having arecess at the upper end thereof into which recess the respective ends ofthe axle are sprung, and in which said axle comprises a horizontal bodyportion carrying said wheel and said cam means and downwardly inclinedend portions each substantially forming an obtuse angle with said bodyportion, each of said end portions engaging in one of said recesses.

4. A toy according to claim 1, in which the body represents that of afour-legged animal, in which the animals head is fixed to the front endof said shaft, and the animal's tail is fixed to the rear end of saidshaft.

ALBERT BEHRENS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 184,208 Hopping Nov. 7, 1876304,179 Cooper et al Aug. 26, 1884 1,265,587 Baker May 7, 1918 1,472,692Snider Oct. 30, 1923 1,497,802 Sneed June 17, 1924 1,813,112 Bresch July'7, 1931 1,815,287 Bresch July 21, 1931 1,849,533 Parton Mar. 15, 19322,361,843 Hirsch Oct. 31, 1944

